Of all the silly urban legends … this one seems particularly difficult to kill off. You do not need to drink eight glasses of water per day. You do not need to drink more water than what your normal thirst would dictate. The thirst mechanism has been subject to...
Here’s a parlor game for psychologists… and the rest of us. Try to pick a popular song that captures the essence of a given type of therapy. Freudian psychotherapy focuses on the effect of your parents on mental health, just like when Loggins and Messina...
Not uncommonly, one member of a couple … will see me in the office with a concern about the sexual aspects of their relationship. Of course many things can go wrong when it comes to sex. We all know about erectile dysfunction since ever since the invention and...
Has this ever happened to you? … You’re lying in bed and trying to fall asleep when you feel a sudden thunk in your chest. Maybe you sense that your heart is skipping a beat and then giving you a little kick afterwards. This could happen on and off for minutes....
Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia … Rambo comes face to face with an Indochinese Tiger. A vicious battle ensues, with Rambo finally strangling the beast with his bare hands. Afterwards, he notices a long deep gash in his shoulder. Using some old fishing line...